AFRICAN
SPIRIT
LYRICS / TRANSLATIONS
Jesu Ungowethu (Zulu traditional)
Ujesu ungowethu
Siya vuma
Ungo wethu ngempela
Siya vuma
Sithi amen, amen, siya vuma
Wasi fela e Golgotha, siya vuma
Nge nxa ye zono, siya vuma
Laphalala igazi, siya vuma
Sithi amen, amen, siya vuma
English - He is our Jesus
He is our Jesus and we all know that
He is honestly ours
He died for our sins at Golgotha
Because of our sins
He lost his blood for us all
Seteng Sediba (Sotho traditional)
Seteng sediba sa madi
Aletareng ya tofelo
Diba se leng sewaro
Matla sona ke bophelo
Baetsadibe ba batsho
Ba se kenang ka tumelo
Ba tloha teng ka basweu
Bare amen Halleluyah
Y ho boraro bo teroneng
Ntate le mora le moya
Ba binwe ka ho sa feleng
English - There is a well of blood that saves your soul
There is a pool of blood
Next to the altar
It’s got the healing power of life
They say Amen Halleluja
The trinity in the altar, the father, son and the holy spirit
The sinners whose lives are doomed
Their sins are washed away by the blood
And they live with happiness and forgiveness
Izwi Lahlab’Inhliziyo Yami
Zulu Traditional
Izwi lay’hlabintliziyo yam
Langibonisa ukwethuka kwam
Ngaze ngazi vuma izono zam
Egolgotha
Yeku musa ongaka nothando
Noku thethelelwa kwezono
Noku khululwa ko mphefumlo
Egolgotha
Kade ngangise zonweni zam
Ngingasebenzela inkozi yami
Ngaze ngazi vumi …zono zam
Egolgotha
Engish - The Word of God touched my Heart
The word of God touched my heart
And showed me the wrong I had done
I accepted my sins in Golgotha
Oh how sweet that grace and love
In Golgotha
My sins were forgiven
Ke Na Le Modisa
Sotho Traditional. Arr: David Muluvhedzi
Ke na le modisa – ke tla be ke hlokang?
Ke ya ipitsang Jehova – molimo o phelang
O nkisa botaleng, lijong tse mphelisang
O nkalosa dinokaneng – metsing a nkholisang
Lira li ka ntlhoya – ke sa ja monono
Mohope oa khaphatseha – ke dutse ka thabo
English – Sotho Interpretation of Psalm 23
Sotho interpretation of Psalm 23
The Lord is my Shepherd
I shall not want
His name is Jehova, the living God
He leads me to cool waters
Ziyamazumekisi – Zulu Traditional
Ziyamazi umelusi
Ziyamazi ubaba wazo
Ziyamazi umelusi
Ziyamazi ubaba wazo
Huye ozi holayo
Huye ozi holayo
English - The sheep know their Shepherd
They know their shepherd .......CHORUS
They know their Father ........CHORUS
HUMMING
Avulelekile Amasango/One Love
Avulekile amasang ezulu
Yebo kunjalo kunjalo kunhalo x 3
Iyoho amen
Thina siphuma ‘emcamlezweni
Hai hai hai, hai hai hai
Iyoho, Amen
Iyoho yoho
Iyoho yoho
Hai, hai, hai, hai hai hai
Repeat
One love
One heart
Let’s get together and feel alright
What about love
(One love)
What about heart
(One heart)
Let’s get together and feel alright
Avulekile amasang ezulu
Yebo kunjalo, kunjalo, kunjalo
X 3
Iyoho Amen
English – The Doors of Heaven are Wide Open
The doors of heaven are open
So be it! So be it!
Amen
Ahuna Ya Tswanang Le Jesu (Sotho traditional)
Ahuna ya tswanang le jesu
Ahuna ya tswanang le jesu
Ahuna ya tswanang le jesu
Ahuna ya tswanang naye
Kamatla matla
Hohle hohle
Kadikulaha
Hohle hohle
Kamu fumana yeso waka
Ahuna ya tswanang naye
Kamatla, kamatla
Dilika uzo bona
Abanye bathi Nkosi yeso
Hallelluyah
English - There’s nobody like Jesus)
There’s nobody like Jesus
There’s nobody like Him
I looked around, everywhere and turned around, everywhere
I eventually found my Jesus
There’s nobody like him
Jerusalem
Zulu Traditional
Jerusalem ikhaya lam
Engi lithandayo
Jerusalem ikhaya lam
Engi lithandayo
Wovezwa nini umzamo
Sengi khumble kuwe
Wobanani?
Wobanani amehlo am
Lamasango mahle
Nizi trata zegolide
Zomzi wo sindiso
English - Jerusalem
Jerusalem is my home
That I love so much
My wishes and hopes are for you
My eyes will see beautiful gates
And the street of gold
Of the City of Salvation MALAIKA (My Beautiful Angel)
I love you my angel
I want to marry you to be my wife
But I don’t have any money to pay for lobola (dowry)
You’re the only angel I think of
You bring happiness to my heart
If I marry you, I’ll be the happiest man
Hakeleje
Sotho traditional
Ha ke le tjee ke le mobe
Kele ya kgesehang
Na hara baetsadibe
Na ke bonde joang
Jo ke mohlolo-hlolo
Ha ke ratoa le’nna
Ka rato le lekalo
Le ke morena
Oa maatla, oa mpatlisisa
Ka dilemo lemo
Oa mzumana, oa mphedisa
Oona Modimo
Jo ke mohlolo-hlolo
Ke phela ka boiketlo
Atleng tsa morena
Ke ka thaka ya leihlo
Le’nna ho eena
Jo ke mohlolo-hlolo
English - When I’m Like This
When I'm bad and awful among all sinners
How did he notice me
This is a miracle that i'm also loved by the Lord
You have searched for me for years
and you have found me
You have saved my life my Lord
This is a miracle that i'm also loved by such great love
from my Lord
Woza Meli Wami (Zulu traditional)
Woza meli wami
Woza baba
Woza meli wami
Woza
Uya sinda umthwalo wam
Hi tshe
Hi tshe baba
Hi tshe umthwalo wam
Uyasinda umthwalo wam
English - Come My Saviour
Come to me my Saviour
My burden is heavy
It’s a rock
Tshepa Thapelo
Sotho traditional
Hoseng ha o tsoha
Bosiu ha o robala
Tshepa Thapelo
Leha o le tsietsing
O tsamaya lefifing
Tshepa thapelo
Leha o thabile
Rapela
Leha o lemonateng
U rapele
Oh oh oh
Kae kappa kae
Neng kappa neng
English - Trust in Prayer
When you wake up in the morning
When you sleep at night
Put your trust in prayer
Even if you’re in trouble, walking in darkness
Put your trust in prayer
Even if you are happy – pray
Even if you are joyful – pray
Wherever you are, at any time
Trust in prayer
Trust in prayer of the Lord
Bayete
Zulu Traditional
Bayete – Bayete
U hi ngwenyama ya Kwa-Juda
U hi ntloko ye bandla
Ungu alia no omega
Isiqalo nesi phetho
Kulo thixo omkhulu
Ose lulwini
Yena ulikhakha
Khakha le nyaniso
English – Oh Hail
Oh hail, Oh hail
Lion of Judah
You are the Head of the Church
Alpha and Omega
The beginning and the end.
Oh Great and Mighty God
Seated on the Heavenly throne
You are the shield of truth holy city/bayete
Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Lift up your voice and sing
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to the King
We salute you my Lord
We salute the heavens
We salute you my Lord |
Hlohonolofatsa
Iyo-yo hlonolofatsa
Iyo-yo hlonolofatsa
Iyo ka lebitso la ntate
Iyo-yo ka lebitso
Iyo-yo ka lebitso
Iyo ka lebitso la ntate
English (Bless)
Ilo yo yo Bless
Iyo Bless
Bless in the name of the father
In the name of the father we bless
Joko Ya Hao
Joko ya hao e bobebe
E nkholla pelo
Tumelo ho nna ke thebe
Etla Mphemisa lefo
Nyakallo ke e fumane
Tseleng ya morena
Dira honna di qhallane
Ke hloletswe ke wean
Ore honna ke lelale
Ke tshepe lehodimo
Moeti ha a kgathale
Ho peptywa ke modimo
Ketla opa ka diatla
Ketlare halleluya
Halleluya usi matla
Senkanyang lehodimong
English - Your Burden is Light
Your burden is light
It lifts my heart
My belief is my shield
That saves me from death
I have found happiness
In the Lord’s route
Enemies have scattered
He has defeated them for me
I’ll wait with expectation
And trust in heaven
When I’m tired, the Lord will carry me.
Thapelo
Thapelo tsa rona
Ribine hosanna
Hosana hodimo
Hodimo no ntate
X 3
Thapelo tsa rona
Ribine hosana
Hosana hodimo
Hodimo ho ntate
English - Prayer
In our prayers we should sing Hosanna
Hosanna in the highest to the father
Masigye’bo
We baba kumnandi e Soweto madoda
Kumnandi e Soweto
We baba kumnandi e Soweto Madoda
Kumnandi e Soweto
Sis ho ngoba?
Sihlala ngo thando noxolo
Masigiye bo masigiye nge njabulo
English - Let’s Dance
Life is good in Soweto
Becase we stay in love and peace
So let’s dance in happiness
Asimbonanga
Asimbonanga
Asimbonanga u Mandela thina
Laphe khona
Laphe hleli khona
Sithi he wean
Hei wena
Hei wena nawe
Sofika nini Lasiyakhona
Asimbonanga
Asimgonanga u Mandela thina
Laphe khona
Laphe hleli khona
English - We Didn’t See
We didn’t see Mandela
We didn’t know where he was
And we didn’t know where he stayed
Hey you and when will we reach our desgination
But we didn’t see Mandela
Lelilungelo Ngelakho (Traditional Zulu)
Emaweni we baba
Silala emaweni
Emaweni we baba
Silala emaweni
Emaweni we baba
Sila emaweni
Elakho mnganami
Lelilungelo ngelakho
English
Emaweni – in the valley
We sleep in the valley
This is your beliefs my friend
He who does not know thinks that he knows
He who knows just do the right thing
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VOICES FROM HEAVEN
LYRICS / TRANSLATIONS
JIKELA EMAWENI (Fighting sticks
of young men)
Young boys carry sticks to go and fight by the river
Men are afraid of stick fighting
When I walk around the big rocks, I’ll be gone
Men turn around and dance a very good dance
Men do a shaking dance, and do it very well
They do that for Radebe
When I walk around the big rocks, I’ll be gone
VUMA (Believe, in Heaven there
are promises)
Believe in the Lord
And you will be saved
There’s hope and promise in Heaven
Just believe and you’ll be saved
THINA SIMNQOBILE (We have overcome
the Devil)
He’s fleeing away
We have overcome him
We have overcome him
By the blood of the Lamb
We have overcome the Devil
MUDIMO
Mighty God we thank you
Everything and anything
Was made by you
Oh Mighty Lord we thank you
ZANELE (A beautiful lady)
Zanele, why are we fighting for you?
Come close to me, my hope
All my wishes come through
My love for you is so strong
I could die for you
PARADISE ROAD
Come with me down Paradise Road
This way please, I’ll carry your load
This you must believe
Come with me to Paradise Skies
Look outside, open your eyes
This you must believe
There are better days before us
And a burning bridge behind us
There’s fire smoking, the sky is blazing
There’s a woman waiting, weeping
And a young man nearly beaten
All for love
Paradise is almost closing down
RIDE ON MOSES
Ride on Moses
Ride on King Emmanuel
Ride on Moses
I want to go to Heaven
In the morning
I want to go to Heaven to see my sister
I want to go to Heaven to see my brother
AHUNA Y TSWANANG LE JESU ( There’s
Nobody like Jesus )
There’s nobody like Jesus
I have searched everywhere
And I have gone around everywhere
And I’ve found no one like Him
And I found Jesus
KAMMATLA (Kwaito song of praise)
When we jump up and down
We praise the Lord
We dance and stamp
We praise the Lord
MBUBE (The lion sleeps tonight)
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don’t cry my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling don’t cry my darling
MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
Many rivers to cross
I can’t seem to find my way over
Wandering, I am lost
As I travel along the White Cliffs of Dover
I’ve got
Many rivers to cross and it’s only
My will that keeps me alive
GOING DOWN JORDAN
We are going down Jordan
We are going down Jordan
We are going down Jordan
We’re gonna walk the heavenly road
Moan children moan
Moan children moan
And if you want to go to heaven
Then you know, you gotta moan children moan
AMEN
Amen
Sing hallelujah, glory to Jesus
There are many rivers to cross
Across the river Jordan
We’ve been singing hallelujahs
Hallelujah, Amen
AMAZING GRACE
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind but now I see
JERUSALEM
Jerusalem is my home
That I love so much
My wishes and hopes are for you
My eyes will see beautiful gates
And the street of gold
Of the City of SalvationMALAIKA (My Beautiful Angel)
I love you my angel
I want to marry you to be my wife
But I don’t have any money to pay for lobola (dowry)
You’re the only angel I think of
You bring happiness to my heart
If I marry you, I’ll be the happiest man
THULA BABA
Keep quiet my child
Keep quiet my baby
Be quiet, daddy will be home by dawn
There’s a star that will lead him home
The star will brighten his way home
The hills and stones are still the same my love
My life has changed, yes my life has changed
The children grow but you don’t know my love
The children grew but you don’t see them grow
SIKULANDILE (We have taken the bride)
We have taken the bride
We have taken the bride
The groom said we must come with you
Because you are causing him grief
By making him a single man
Marry and be happy.
HLANGANANI (Unite)
Unite, Africans unite!
Be one in spirit
For our land has been destroyedSILIWELILE iJORDANE (We’ve crossed
Jordan)
We have crossed Jordan
We have crossed Jordan
And we have made it there
We shall meet our Saviour there
We shall see our Saviour there
And we have made it there!
BAYETE (Oh Hail)
Oh hail, Oh hail
Lion of Judah
You are the Head of the Church
Alpha and Omega
The beginning and the end.
Oh Great and Mighty God
Seated on the Heavenly throne
You are the shield of truth.HOLY CITY/BAYETE
Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Lift up your voice and sing
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to the King
We salute you my Lord
We salute the heavens
We salute you my Lord
AFRICAN DREAM
In my African Dream, there’s a new tomorrow
My African Dream, is a dream that we can follow
And though it would seem, my hope’s an illusion
My African Dream is an end to the confusion
This is my African Dream
Let us lift our voices
Sing in harmony, you and me, I want us to live as one
No more wars, no more anger
This is my land, this is your land
Let us pray for peace, peace, peace, love and harmony
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